"Everybody is fired up trying to find out who that guy is," Tuberville said. "What I'm looking for is leadership and a guy that can control the football team and guys will look up to. If that's both of them, then it will be both of them.

"Sometimes when you have a quarterback battle with two people, a lot of people say, 'You must not have one.' I think this is totally different. I think both these guys have earned the right to play."

With the starting quarterback question put off for a few more days, it brings to light another serious question: Is the unresolved situation at quarterback causing a split on the team?